"The greatest historical novelist of all time." The Times

"The story picks up from the end of Blue and the Mizzen, when Jack Aubrey receives the news, in Chile, of his elevation to flag rank: Rear Admiral of the Blue Squadron, with orders to sail to the South Africa station."

Purchased as a Birthday present for a special BCer... it is one of his oldest wishes!!

Sent today as a surprise Birthday Present for Deltic.
Happy Birthday!! :)

Thank you. Thank you. Thank you! I now have this series in it's entirety. I have been collecting them on and off over the years whenever I've spotted any, mostly in charity shops. This is the 22nd and of course unfinished book. Funnily enough, the first RABCK, I ever received was Blue At The Mizzen, which is 21st one. These are the only books I don't pass on, unless of course I find spare copies, so I hope you won't mind me treasuring it on my bookshelf, for at least a long while! I am currently reading these in order and I'm now at number 11, but I might read this out of sequence, as it's such a special book.
Suffice to say, when this arrived on the 18th, it made my day and was the icing on the cake! Once again, thank you, thank you, thank you!!